After an Austrian backcountry adventure on the Valluga in St Anton, Graham’s back on the groomers with this visit to Mürren, Switzerland. Descending from the top of the Schilthorn, the Steilste black run (German for “steepest”) includes a section of the infamous course of the Inferno, the world's largest amateur ski race, which ends 15km further down in Lauterbrunnen.

The Steilste begins near the Piz Gloria mountain restaurant, best known as Blofeld’s lair in the 1969 Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The only way to the top of the Schilthorn is by cable car and, as Graham tells us, the secret to getting the most out of the Steilste is to wait until everyone who came up in the lift has skied off, leaving you with a beautiful black run all to yourself.

The gradient is an intimidatingly steep 35 degrees, but don't be put off. “When it's pisted like this, it's actually really nice to ski,” Graham explains, whizzing past the starting point for the Inferno race. “So that's us through the steep bit. You can let it go a bit here and schuss out on to the flat.”

And it’s not just the piste itself that makes the Steilste a star attraction – it also boasts majestic scenery, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks overlooking your descent. “What an incredible view! Perhaps one of the most scenic runs in the Alps,” Graham says, and it’s hard to disagree.